2022-2024 Scholars | National Clinical Scholars Program | Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

April Ancheta, PhD, MPhil, BS, RN

Investigating the impacts of social and school-based policies on violence victimization and weight-related health disparities among sexual and gender minority adolescents.

Arina Chesnokova, MD, MPH (VA Scholar)

Investigating mechanisms to effectively un-silo OBGYN care for the poor and underserved, trialing interventions to support providers caring for the underserved, and researching patient trust to increase patient engagement.

Cody Gathers, MD

Investigating racial and socioeconomic disparities in pediatric cardiac arrest, designing and implementing interventions to mitigate disparities in pediatric critical care.

Kerry Meltzer, MD (VA Scholar)

Improving outcomes for uninsured and underinsured populations through systems-level healthcare reform that also reduces costs and lowers barriers to care.

K. Jane Muir, PhD, RN

Investigating interventions to transform healthcare work environments to retain a diverse health workforce for the provision of equitable and cost-effective care.

Daniel Zheng

Examining how poverty-related disparities develop across the pediatric cancer care continuum and developing interventions to mitigate these disparities in long-term survivors.